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package org.apache.shindig.social.opensocial.jpa.api;


/**
 * All Database objects should implement this, mainly to ensure that each has an
 * object ID. The object ID can't be set, its generated.
 */
public interface DbObject {
  /**
   * Get the internal object ID used for references to this object. Should be generated
   * by the underlying storage mechanism.
   * @return the ID of the object
   */
  long getObjectId();
}
